Goa, Aug. 17 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations of "vote fraud," stating that terms like "vote chori" (vote theft) are an insult to the Constitution and to the millions of voters and poll officials who uphold the integrity of elections.

Speaking at a press conference in New Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accompanied by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, stressed that the ECI remains impartial, treating all political parties equally without favouring either the ruling or opposition sides.

Kumar said the ECI is being unfairly targeted for political reasons and warned that using phrases such as "vote chori" undermines the cr...